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C. W.'S SHRIMP GUMBO 5 lb. shrimp, cleaned 2 c. bell pepper, diced 4 bunches green onions 3 stalks celery 1/2 tsp. file gumbo powder 1/4 tsp. garlic powder 4 c. flour, packed 1 c. Wesson oil 3 lb. long grain rice Chop or dice all vegetables and place in a large pot with 2 quarts of water. Clean and devein shrimp, set aside. Saute vegetables until soft in water. Crush vegetables lightly with potato masher. Place 1 cup Wesson oil in a heavy cast iron frying pan; add flour, stir over low heat until dark brown (this is your roux), not black; set aside. Add shrimp and sauteed vegetables with roux in a large pan and simmer 4 hours. Serve over hot rice. Cook rice by directions on package. Serves 50. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. Help Us Improve The Database! If you've tried this recipe, tell us how you liked it on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = I didn't like it, 5 = I liked it very much): Haven't tried it 1 - Didn't like it 2 - Liked it at little 3 - So-so 4 - Good 5 - Great! Was this recipe an exact duplicate of another recipe in the database? Yes No Was this recipe incomplete, incorrect, or confusing in any way? Yes No Short comment about this recipe: (50 characters or less.) Thanks for your help!